Author: Irene Freundorfer

Do you often feel like a gorilla, constantly bending over to pick up toys? How thrilled is your husband to come home and roller skate across the hallway on a set of dinky cars? Do you often feel they're everywhere and you can't get away...

Although it is tempting to have the kitchen totally under your control and peaceful, kids love to come in and help out. Initially, you may feel it as a pain in the neck, but with patience, perseverance and practice, your kids will become as good a...

The kitchen is the nerve center of the house.
Think like a waitress. Use a solid tray to help you carry all your cutlery and dishes to the table in one go. Also use a spray bottle with some mild dish detergent in it for...

Organize your kitchen according to your workstations: mixing area, sink area, fridge area. Now think of each object according to where you first use it. Store things there. So when you make a cake, put all related items within immediate reach of your standing...

Whether you live in an apartment or home, it is worthwhile to make your space work for you, rather than you working all day on your space. Many young families are so busy they do not take the time to think about this. I encourage...

Houses are not homes, they are mere shells. You make a difference when you set up a home. You take the bare walls and empty rooms and turn them into a part of yourself, an extension of who you are. There is no place like...

This is a question I am often asked. People wonder how in the world someone with a large, family manages meals, assuming it's ten times more the work. In reality, it's not so at all. I have personally found that the larger the family gets,...

As soon as children show interest and are able to do a chore, sign them up. Whether you have one child or several, kids need to feel needed and learn to help out. Chores help them to grow in life skills, responsibility, and good work...

Free up more of your time and energy. Don't allow anxiety to creep into your day because you don't know what to make for supper. Why run several times to the grocery store for ingredients when you have better things to do with your time?...